Print Specifications - Leica IP S Instructions For Use Manual

3. Instrument Components and Specifications

3.3.2 Print specifications

Printing area
The printing area parameters listed in the table
below are defined in the printer driver.
Width
Format Dots
Slide 360
Print quality
18
24
Fig. 6
Height
mm Dots mm
25.4 256 18.0
Quality and resolution of the imprints depend on:
• the material of the imprintable surface/the dyes used to color the imprint-
able surface.
• the structure of the imprintable surface (24).
The final resolution of the imprints is not determined only by the resolution
of the print head.
If the slide surface is not capable of 360 dpi resolution, "running" ink will
lead to poor printing results. In such cases it is better to work at a lower
resolution.
The printer driver allows you to change the resolution from 360 dpi to
180 dpi.
(For more information, see
Print resolution
The print head of the instrument has a preset
resolution of 360 dpi in both directions (vertical
and horizontal).
Each printed line has a maximum height of
128 dots.
This corresponds to a value of 9.03 mm.
Therefore, a maximum of 2 lines can be printed
on the slides.
In horizontal direction, the printable surface is
limited only by the size of the object to be im-
printed (Fig. 6).
The above values must be taken into consider-
ation when defining the print area ("paper size")
in the application you are going to print from.
Chapter 5.4).
Instructions for Use V 1.9 RevD - 05/2013